Q. I have a computer located in a rural area without DSL or cable service. The dial-up connections are extremely slow and I often lose the download in midstream when attempting to update my system. Is there a way to download Windows Updates using another computer, write the updates to either a “USB thumb-drive” or […]
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Q. When I started my desktop computer today all the windows have a pink background. Before shutting down last night they were white. The monitor screen flashes a few times and then settles on a not-so-nice Valentine-pink. Other than that everything else works like before. I tried changing the display settings in Control Panel, checked […]
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Q. We receive pop-up notices for something called Registry Cleaner. Is this a Microsoft program and should it be installed? A. One of the most dastardly and sneaky ploys of the spyware cabal is the use of apparent system alerts and messages to try and trick you into buying commercial software or installing spyware. If […]
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Q. When I’m looking at a web site like “Food TV” or similar, I keep getting a message stating “Security Warning – Do you Want to Install this software: Macromedia Flash Player 8″. Is this something I need to install? Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. A. I would not go […]
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Q. Is there a way to turn off Microsoft Word’s virus scanning feature? I’m having a problem with what I think is Word frequently running a virus scan any time I open a file created by a macro as well as at other times. It really slows me down as I am constantly opening and […]
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Q. I once heard of a procedure to activate an audible warning on the keyboard if the caps lock was pressed when typing. Do you know anything about it? A. I imagine that skilled typists may find themselves typing away at blazing speeds and discover they have capitalized all or a portion of their text […]
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Q. I have an irritating problem that I hope you can help me with. I have my Windows XP Pro Taskbar set to auto-hide, but it won’t. I have tried resetting it in Control Panel but that has no effect. This isn’t a major problem, but as I said, it is irritating. What are some […]
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Q. In my efforts to be diligent and keep my computer updated with all the latest security patches from Microsoft, I suddenly find that I must log into my computer. Prior to the updates I could turn my computer on and it would load up and take me straight to the desktop. Do you know […]
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Q. Can two printers be used with one PC? My old HP OfficeJet has been a good one with a fax but it is not too good for scanning pictures. I can get a good quality HP scanner/printer for pretty cheap but it does not have a fax. I would like to keep my old […]
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Q. What is the best (quick and easy) program for backing up my PC? I checked all the freeware/shareware sites but there are so many I can’t determine what will do the job for me. Hopefully there is something out there that will allow me to just click and run. A. I can’t stress enough […]
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